Civic Notes Flashcards

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Congress lasts for a term of blank years

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2

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Who elects congress memebers

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Constituents

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Each term is divided into blank meetings called sessions

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Two

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3
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How many members are In the house of representative

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435

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Representatives serve for blank years

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Two

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Blank reps are elected by each district

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1

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How many memebers of congress are there

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100

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How long do senators serve for

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6

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Blank has great power he or she leads house sessions and heads the majority party

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Speaker of the house

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Who is next in line after the Vice President

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Speaker of the house

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When the Vice President is absent the oldest of the blank party leads

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Majority

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11
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The Vice President can only vote to

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Break a tie

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Blank are assistant leaders who help the floor leaders

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Party whips

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A permanent commitee deals with agriculture commerce and veteran affair

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Standing commitee

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14
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Temporary commitee deals with special issues

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Select commitee

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Memebers of both houses meet to work on specific problems

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Joint commitee

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Blank decide who should be on which commitee

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Party leaders

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Blank decides when and if the commitee will meet and they decide what bills should be studied

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Chairpersons

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The blank can approve president Supreme Court meetings can override presidents veto and can impeach federal officials

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Senate

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Congresses assistants can be

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Clerks and secretaries

20
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Blank decides where federal money goes

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Executive branch members

21
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Blank bills deals with one person or place

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Private bills

22
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Blank bills appeals to the nation

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Public